CASSIDIDAE


Meaning of CASSIDIDAE in English

kəˈsidəˌdē, ka- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cassid-, Cassis, type genus + -idae

: a family of usually large marine gastropod mollusks (order Pectinibranchia) having thick heavy shells of which many are used for making cameos — see helmet shell

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.